2026 16th Canadian Military Chess Championship Veteran
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1531, and top seed was Roger Lebrun (🇨🇦 CAN, 1925).
Roger Lebrun (🇨🇦 CAN, 1925) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Jean Bigras (5.5) and Alex Lambruschini (5.5). Lebrun won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alex Lambruschini (1760) beat Roger Lebrun (1925), a +165-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Alex Lambruschini held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Lebrun takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).
Alex Lambruschini beat Roger Lebrun (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex Lambruschini | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Roger Lebrun | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Jean Bigras | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Henri-Paul Veilleux | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebrun, Roger | 1925 | CAN | +5N | −3B | +4N | +8B | =2N | +7B | +9N | 5.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 16.75 | 1910 | -5.2 |
| 2 | Bigras, Jean | 1772 | CAN | +9N | +8B | −3N | +5B | =1B | +6N | +11B | 5.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1862 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Lambruschini, Alex | 1760 | CAN | +10B | +1N | +2B | F | +6N | +9B | =5N | 5.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 17.50 | 2091 | +33.2 |
| 4 | Veilleux, Henri-Paul | 1428 | CAN | −8N | +9B | −1B | +7N | =5N | +10N | +6B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1796 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Murray, Brian | 1480 | CAN | −1B | +6B | +10N | −2N | =4B | +11N | =3B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1719 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Gran, Chris | 1137 | CAN | =7B | −5N | +11N | +10B | −3B | −2B | −4N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.25 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2685191 | 1527 | — | =6N | +11B | −8N | −4B | F | −1N | +10B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 2610701 | 1890 | — | +4B | −2N | +7B | −1N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Guipi Bopala, Eric Jose | 1203 | CAN | −2B | −4N | F | +11B | F | −3N | −1B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 1060 | -34.8 |
| 10 | Ghiacy, Jelani | 1186 | CAN | −3N | F | −5B | −6N | +11N | −4B | −7N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 983 | -21.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 2685205 | 1061 | — | F | −7N | −6B | −9N | −10B | −5B | −2N | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lambruschini, AlexCAN+33.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Bigras, JeanCAN+8.45.5 pts · #3
- 3Murray, BrianCAN+2.44.0 pts · #5
- 1Guipi Bopala, Eric JoseCAN-34.81.0 pts · #11
- 2Ghiacy, JelaniCAN-21.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Veilleux, Henri-PaulCAN-12.84.5 pts · #4
- R2+165 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap